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Breeds & Raising

Choosing and raising breeds — profiles, chicks, hatching, eggs, and life cycle.


chick brooder
Chicken

Chick Brooders: The Ultimate Guide

If you plan on incubating eggs and raising chicks yourself, a chick brooder is a necessary investment. Here is a helpfull guide for setting it up.

cockfighting
Chicken

American Game Chickens Easy Guide

The American Game chickens are a breed of game chicken developed in America. This chicken was developed for the sport of cockfighting.

Light Brahma Chicks Easy Care Guide
Chicken

Light Brahma Chicks Easy Care Guide

Light Brahma chicks are a popular breed of chicken that are known for their friendly disposition, hardiness, and excellent egg-laying capabilities.

Why Do Chickens Get A Bloody Egg?
Chicken

Why Do Chickens Get A Bloody Egg?

If you keep your own flock of backyard hens for a long enough period, you'll probably come across a variety of strange eggs, including a bloody egg.

white egg laying chickens
Chicken

What Chickens Lay White Eggs? Top 8

White-egg-laying chickens used to be the norm, but nowadays the majority of backyard flocks lay brown eggs. What chickens lay white eggs?

fancy chickens
Chicken

Top 7 Fancy Chickens

Are you looking for fancy chickens to add to your flock? Chickens have been bred for hundreds of years to make them look more interesting.

black chicken breeds
Chicken

Top 7 Black Chicken Breeds

Having chickens roam free on your property is a serene sight to behold. What about a rainbow of chicken colors, or black chicken breeds?

frizzles
Chicken

Frizzles, Chicken Breed Easy Guide

Frizzles are a lot of fun as a pet chicken breed. Because of their distinctive curly appearance, rather than their flat feathered appearance,.

japanese chickens
Chicken

Top 7 Popular Japanese Chickens

What about Japanese chickens? Everyone thinks they know what a chicken is and what there is to know about them, but how about Japan?

cream legbar
Chicken

Cream Legbar Chickens Easy Care Guide

Cream Legbar chickens are the best choice if you want a chicken that will attract attention. The pale blue hue of their eggs and unusual appearance.

chicken that lays eggs
Chicken

Top 7 Chicken That Lays Eggs

Cickens developed through centuries of selective breeding to produce a particular set of characteristics. But what is the best chicken that lays eggs?

eggs fertilized or not
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Eggs Fertilized Or Not? Easy Guide.

Eggs fertilized or not? Can't tell if your eggs are viable or not. Whether an egg contains a potential life form or is just a yellow yolk that won't develop.

Pet Chicken, Easy Care Guide
Chicken

Pet Chicken, Easy Care Guide

Keeping a pet chicken seems like an interesting hobby for many people. Chickens don't take up much space and they yield tasty eggs.